Description

Transport of radionuclides may take place i) vertically through the host rock or ii) axially within the tunnel and ramp/shaft backfill, along the backfill-rock interface (voids) and through the associated EDZs.

OPA Category

Category as used in the OPA assessment

Bentonite-HR interface

OPA Number

Number as used in the OPA assessment

3.01

Waste Relevance

Classes of waste to which this FEP is relevant

SF/HLW

NEA V1 IFEP Reference(s)

Related IFEPs from the NEA V1 IFEP list from 1999

3.2.07, 2.1.05